Corruption

Samsung trial: what does Lee Jae-yong’s sentencing mean for Samsung?

Samsung’s acting group leader, Lee Jae-yong, has been sentenced to jail for five years for corruption in what has been…

Kenya’s presidential hopeful Raila Odinga says vote has been hacked

Raila Odinga, Kenya's opposition presidential candidate has accused hackers of breaking into the electoral commission's IT system to manipulate the…

Samsung trial: group leader Lee Jae-yong could face 12 years in prison

After five months in court, the Samsung group leader's trial is coming to an end. Lee Jae-yong, the tech giant’s…

Brazil’s political scandal deepens: former president Lula sentenced for corruption

Ex-Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has been convicted on corruption charges and sentenced to nearly 10 years in…

Brazil’s president Temer charged with corruption

Brazilian president Michel Temer is now facing corruption charges over allegedly accepting bribes in return for political favours. The country's…

South Korea’s former president on trial over corruption charges

South Korea's impeached president, Park Geun-hye, is on trial for the corruption charges that have engulfed her presidency. Park pleaded…

South Korea presidential election: these are the candidates that could win

South Korea is heading to the polls tomorrow as it votes for a new president to replace disgraced Park Guen-hye.…

South Korea’s political scandal: president Park removed and two dead in protests

South Korea’s president Park Geun-hye has been removed from office in the political scandal that has consumed the country. The…

The trial of the century begins: Samsung’s chief in court over bribery charges

After months of back and forth, from questioning, to arrest and finally indictment, Samsung’s group leader Lee Jae-Yong will begin…

Bribery, embezzlement and perjury: Samsung’s leader is in trouble

Samsung’s group leader Lee Jae-yong has been arrested in conjunction with the corruption scandal involving South Korea’s president Park Guen-hye.…